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Conformable Sheath for Medical Implant Patent

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Published March 25th, 2026
Detected April 1st, 2026
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Summary

The European Patent Office published patent EP4245256A1 for AdjuCor GmbH's conformable sheath designed for medical implants. The invention, classified under IPC A61F 2/00 and A61F 2/24, is validated across 31 European designated states including Germany, France, the United Kingdom, Italy, and other EU/EEA members. This patent grants AdjuCor exclusive rights to the conformable sheath technology for medical implants.

What changed

EPO published patent application EP4245256A1 for AdjuCor GmbH's conformable sheath for medical implants, covering four inventors including Robert Wohlfarth and Stephen Manuel Wildhirt. The patent is classified under A61F 2/00 and A61F 2/24 and is validated across 31 designated contracting states including all major EU economies (DE, FR, GB, IT, ES) and European Patent Convention members.\n\nMedical device manufacturers should conduct freedom-to-operate analyses to ensure their implant sheath products do not infringe on the claims of EP4245256A1. Companies developing similar conformable sheath technologies for cardiac or other medical implants may need to design around these claims or seek licensing agreements with AdjuCor GmbH.

Source document (simplified)

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CONFORMABLE SHEATH FOR A MEDICAL IMPLANT

Publication EP4245256A1 Kind: A1 Mar 25, 2026

Applicants

AdjuCor GmbH

Inventors

Wohlfarth, Robert, Kratzer, Claus Johann, Maier, Andreas, Wildhirt, Stephen Manuel

IPC Classifications

A61F 2/00 20060101AFI20230731BHEP A61F 2/24 20060101ALI20230731BHEP

Designated States

AL, AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DE, DK, EE, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, HR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LI, LT, LU, LV, MC, ME, MK, MT, NL, NO, PL, PT, RO, RS, SE, SI, SK, SM, TR

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Conformable sheath for a medical implant

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Classification

Agency
EPO
Published
March 25th, 2026
Instrument
Notice
Legal weight
Binding
Stage
Final
Change scope
Minor
Document ID
EP4245256A1

Who this affects

Applies to
Medical device makers Healthcare providers Patients
Industry sector
3345 Medical Device Manufacturing
Activity scope
Patent Registration Medical Device Design
Geographic scope
European Union EU

Taxonomy

Primary area
Medical Devices
Operational domain
Legal
Topics
Healthcare Medical Devices Intellectual Property

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